Pauline Toboulidis | August 20, 2019 | Policing
On August 19, California’s Office of the Governor issued a press release announcing that Governor Newsom signed AB 392 into law. The bill enacts one of the strongest use-of-force laws in the country. The following is from the press release:Today, Governor Gavin...
Lauren Klosinski | April 18, 2019 | Policing
In the aftermath of the death of Sacramento resident Stephon Clark, California is considering changes to its police use-of-force standard. A recent Washington Post article reflects on the history of California’s use-of-force statute and discusses the future of the...
Elizabeth S. Scott, Richard Bonnie, Emily Buss, Clare Huntington, Solangel Maldonado, David D. Meyer and Jennifer Morinigo | April 12, 2019 | Children and the Law
The following entry is excerpted from the Black Letter and Comments from Tentative Draft No. 2, Part II–Children In Schools; Chapter 8–Discipline And Order Maintenance; Topic 1–The Use Of Force In Response To Student Misbehavior; Section 8.10. Use of Force to Control...
Barry Friedman | October 31, 2018 | Policing
The Principles of the Law: Policing project is providing guidance to legislative bodies, courts, and policing issues where there is the most need, including where research, technology, and experience are rendering current approaches to policing obsolete. This project...
Barry Friedman, Brandon Garrett, Christopher Slobogin, Rachel A. Harmon and Tracey L. Meares | April 6, 2017 | Policing
The Policing project is on ALI’s Annual Meeting agenda this year for the first time, specifically, Use of Force. These principles were prioritized because there is an immediate need for guidance on this issue, and many states and police departments are considering...
